Concrete form system for ballast foundations

1. A ballast foundation system constituted by interacting portable parts configured to a substrate underlying said ballast foundation system, said ballast foundation system comprising:

a) two folding metallic casing sections arranged together to enclose a space over said substrate, said metallic casing sections being configured in two sets of attached opposing walls;

b) a bracing configuration internal to said metallic casing sections, said configuration comprising,

i) at least one longitudinal cross brace locked to a first set of opposing walls;

ii) a plurality of transverse cross braces, each said transverse cross brace attached to said longitudinal cross brace and locked to a second set of opposing walls; and,

iii) at least one substantially vertical upright support attached to said longitudinal cross brace and at least one said transverse cross brace; and,

c) an on-site concrete pour arranged within and contained by said metallic casing sections, said concrete pour conforming to said substrate underlying said ballast foundation system, and rising no higher than a vertical height of said opposing walls of said metallic casing; and, wherein

said metallic casing sections, said bracing configuration, and said concrete pour form a permanent integrated ballast foundation;

said attached opposing walls each comprise upper and lower transverse edges;

lower said transverse edges that are adjacent to said substrate are shaped to contain a portion of said concrete pour, thereby holding said attached opposing walls against said substrate;

said transverse edges comprise a perpendicular lip extending from each said transverse edge; and,

said longitudinal cross brace and said transverse cross braces comprise locking tabs to extend through slots in said opposing walls.

2. The ballast foundation system of claim 1 , wherein said locking tabs fold over an exterior of said enclosed space formed by said opposing walls.

3. The ballast foundation system of claim 1 , wherein said at least one substantially vertical upright support is angularly adjustable with respect to said substrate by means of a connector slot in said longitudinal cross brace.

4. The ballast foundation system of claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of substantially vertical upright supports, and external upper support connecting distal ends of said substantially vertical upright supports.

5. The ballast foundation system of claim 1 , further comprising corner braces arranged at intersections between said two metallic casing sections.

6. The ballast foundation system of claim 1 , further comprising longitudinal ribs on each of said walls of said metallic casing sections.

7. A ballast form to be assembled on-site and placed on a substrate, said ballast form comprising:

a) two metal sheets each having a length, width, and flat outer-face, each said sheet further including V-notches at opposing ends and at least one crease across the width of each said metal sheet for bending to form an enclosure by connecting both metal sheets on-site for placement over said substrate, said enclosure having first and second sets of parallel sidewalls;

b) a bracing system inside said formed enclosure, said bracing system comprising,

i) at least one longitudinal cross brace secured within the enclosure to the first set of parallel sidewalls;

ii) a plurality of transverse cross braces within the enclosure, each said transverse cross brace being secured to said longitudinal cross brace and the second set of parallel sidewalls; and,

iii) at least one substantially vertical support within the enclosure attached to said longitudinal and traverse cross braces; and,

c) concrete contained within the braced enclosure and above said substrate, said concrete having a thickness no greater than the width of said metal sheets; and, wherein

said two metal sheets, said bracing system and said concrete comprise an integral permanent ballast foundation;

said two metal sheets comprise upper and lower transverse edges, and further comprise perpendicular lips extending from said transverse edges; and

said longitudinal cross braces and said transverse cross braces comprise locking tabs extending through complementary slots in said two metal sheets.

8. The ballast form of claim 7 , wherein said substantially vertical support is angularly adjustable using a slot in said longitudinal cross brace.

9. The ballast form of claim 8 , wherein each of said two metal sheets further comprise at least one longitudinal rib.

10. The ballast form of claim 7 , wherein said upper and lower transverse edges comprise a V-shaped removable segment in each said transverse edge at each said crease.